diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.cpp
index 700b88e97b..fa1d556cee 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.cpp
@@ -89,11 +89,7 @@ void Model::setScale(const glm::vec3& scale) {
 }
 
 void Model::setScaleInternal(const glm::vec3& scale) {
-    float scaleLength = glm::length(_scale);
-    float relativeDeltaScale = glm::length(_scale - scale) / scaleLength;
-
-    const float ONE_PERCENT = 0.01f;
-    if (relativeDeltaScale > ONE_PERCENT || scaleLength < EPSILON) {
+    if (glm::distance(_scale, scale) > METERS_PER_MILLIMETER) {
         _scale = scale;
         initJointTransforms();
     }